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censurer

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English

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Etymology

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From censure +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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censurer (plural censurers)

  1. One who censures.
    Synonyms: censor, scolder, vituperator
    • 1726 October 28, [Jonathan Swift], “The Author’s Oeconomy and Happy Life among the Houyhnhnms. []”, in Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World. [] [Gulliver’s Travels], volume II, London: [] Benj[amin] Motte, [], →OCLC, part IV (A Voyage to the Houyhnhnms), page 301:
      [] here were no Gibers, Cenſurers, Backbiters, Pick-pockets, Highwaymen, Houſebreakers, Attorneys, Bawds, Buffoons, Gameſters, Politicians, Wits, ſplenetick tedious Talkers, Controvertiſts, Raviſhers, Murderers, Robbers, Virtuoſo's; []

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Etymology

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From censure +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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censurer

  1. to formally rebuke; to censure
  2. to censor

Usage notes

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  • The "rebuke" meaning usually refers to organization with a specific process for separating themselves from their members' speech, such as religious organizations, political parties and legislatures.

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